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Dear GoodTherapy.org Members,

GoodTherapy.org has just finished updating our list of concerns. We want to thank everyone for many excellent suggestions. Over a dozen concerns have been added. Below you will find the Updated list of Concerns as well as a list of every suggestion we received along with our team’s response.

Updated List of Concerns Addressed:

Abuse Survivor Issues
Abandonment and/or Fear of
Abortion / Post Abortion Issues
Academic Concerns
Addictions (Drug & Alcohol)
Addictions (Other)
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Adoption / Reunion Issues
Aggression
Agoraphobia
Anger
Anxiety
Attachment Issues
Batterer Intervention
Bereavement
Bipolar
Blended Family Issues
Career Choice
Caregiver Issues/Stress
Child and/or Adolescent Issues
Chronic Pain
Codependency / Dependency
Communication Problems
Compulsions
Control Issues
Creative Blocks
Depression
Developmental Disorders (Autism, Aspergers, etc.)
Dissociation
Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
Domestic Violence
Eating & Food Issues
Emptiness
Emotional Abuse
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Overwhelm
End-of-life Adjustment
Family Problems
Family of Origin Issues
Fertility Issues
Forgiveness
Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, & Transgender Issues
Geriatric Issues
Grief & Loss
Habits
Hyperactivity
Identity Issues
Impulsivity
Inadequacy
Inattention
Infidelity / Affair Recovery
Irritability
Isolation (Emotional & Social)
Learning Difficulties
Life Purpose/Meaning/Inner-Guidance
Men’s Issues
Midlife Transition
Mood Disturbance
Mood Swings
Multicultural Concerns
Obsessions
Oppositional & Defiant Behavior
Panic
Parenting
Phobias / Fears
Physical Abuse
Physical or Terminal Illness
Post Partum Depression
Post Traumatic Stress
Prejudice / Discrimination
Relationships & Marriage
Reproduction, Pregnancy, & Birthing
Religion
Self-Care
Self-Confidence
Self-Criticism
Self-Doubt
Self-Esteem
Self-Harm (Cutting, etc.)
Self-Love
Sensitivity to Criticism
Sex / Sexuality Issues
Sexual Abuse
Shame
Social Phobia/Anxiety
Spirituality
Stress
Suicidal (Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors)
Suspiciousness
Trauma
Trust Issues
Values Clarification
Violence
Women’s Issues
Workplace Issues
Worry
Worthlessness
Other - not listed here

List of most recent suggestions made to the GoodTherapy.org List of Concerns Addressed:

Abortion or Post-Abortion issues - added

ADHD - symptoms of ADHD are already included in list

Adolescent Issues – already included under “Child and Adolescent Issues.” The good news is that in your listing you can select which age groups you work with. If you didn’t select “Children” than people searching for a child specialist won’t consider you. The same goes for “Adolescence.”

Affair Recovery - added

Agoraphobia - added

Alzheimer’s disease – not added

Asperger’s disorder – included under developmental disorder

Autism Spectrum Disorder – included under developmental disorderBrain Injury/Dementia/Stroke – not added

Caregiver Issues/Stress - added

Child Issues – already included under “Child and Adolescent Issues.” The good news is that in your listing you can select which age groups you work with. If you didn’t select “Children” than people searching for a child specialist won’t consider you.

Cognitive dysfunction – not added

Concussion/Post-Concussive Syndrome – not added

Couples Sex Coaching – this is a mode not a concern addressed

Dementia – not added

Dream work – this is a model of therapy, not a concern addressed

Emotional Abuse – formerly under abuse, added as separate category

Financial Counseling – not added

Fitness Goals – not added

Forensic Services – not added, this is not a concern addressed

Forgiveness - added

Geriatric Issues - added

Hypnotherapy – this is a therapy model, not a concern

Infertility Issues - formerly under reproduction, added as separate category

Infidelity - added

Inner guidance – added in conjunction with Life Purpose & Meaning

Kundalini Awakening – this is a model of growth, not a concern addressed

Learning Disabilities – already included under developmental issues

Life purpose/meaning - added

Life Transitions – added to Adjusting to Change

Meditation – this is not a concern addressed

Ministry Issues – not added, included under religious concerns or workplace issues

Neuropsychological testing – this is not a concern addressed

Other Neurological/Medical Disorders – not added

Panic disorder – already included

Pet loss – already included under grief/loss

Phobias - already included

Post-concussional Syndrome – not added

Psychoeducational Evaluations– not a concern addressed

Psychological Evaluations– not a concern addressed

Psychological Testing– not a concern addressed

Psychosexual Evaluations– not a concern addressed

Religious Abuse – already included under abuse

Self Care - added

Self-Love - added

Sex Therapy –this is a mode, not a concern

Sexual Dysfunction – already included under sex/sexual issues

Social Anxiety/Phobia - added

Spiritual Emergency – not a concern addressed

Stroke/CVA/Brain Attack – not added

Substance abuse – already included under addictions

Time Management – not added

Tobacco dependence/smoking - smoking falls under Addictions; we don’t include specific addictions because our list would be too long

Traumatic Brain Injury – not added

Values clarification - added

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